New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-08
RR1BCRY TO BE THWARTED.
EVERY CITIZEN HAS A DUTY TO PERFORM.

THE POLICE TO BE ON THE ALERT TO PREVENT IL
IE,ial voTING-wHAr THE LAW SAYS.
r.at efforts will be made to-day by leading citizens OF
hath psrties to prevent the Democratic "posses qua
hooders from succeeding In their enors 10 ouy ''e
hv the Wholesale The enormous campaign fund ~hich
Inv distributed ever city last night. amounting 70
..veral hundred dollars in some eiecuoh us
trtcts or So for each voter on an aNoi'
ace in the te nenent districts will be used freely TO-DAY
IN buy votes for Fellows and Myers, the posses
"boodlers" gamblers and Aqueduct CONTRACTORS canaf
ao,as To stop this corrupt work will be no easy tasH
C,,,.r. have organized for that purpose but the
ho,dlers agents adopts against whom IL VIII not
he easy to get direct evidence
rha Bribery Association of the State has had the
,.ocips placard prepared for display at each polling
place to-day;
rb. safety Of government depends upon the purity
OF eur eRrhery Association Of the state OF York
III nav reward OF Five Hundred Dollars the cOnvic
ton any person violating the following provisions OF
any person shall by bribery otl corrupt means
mr. device Whatsoever either directly Or Indirectly az
Imp 10 influence any el,cor OF the STAGE In giving ms
yos or ballot deter him from giving the same or ais.
Suffrage at any election within this state held pursuant
10 This chapter and shall thereof be convicted such per-
on aisc%eaor a"d be dned or Imprisoned. according
The discretion Of the Court before which such conviction
sha be had; such fine to exceed Ifrt Hunded
Dollars nor such imprisonment one year sec d. li'
Persoss Suspected Of bribery arc subject to challenge
for such cause and 1t is the duty OF the inspectors OF
election require sgSh person Teore or oered or
promised pay contributed offered or promised 70 con-
tribute TO another to be paid or used any money or o,e
ing Withholding vote at such eecuon sec. :, nr'
Gle 2, state Consultation as amended 1874 By eruer
Anti Bribery Association OF the state OF New fofK
MANY WARRANTS ISSUED.
About fifty additional warrants for the arrest OF men
accused of illegal registration procured by the po'
lice yesterday superintendent Murray and the In
specors who have been working under his Instructions
refused to tell how many warrants had been obtained
since the close registration in the city, They also de-
cned for police reason tell In what neishborhoois
the most arrests expected to be made to-day MI
Murray said he had taken unusual care 70
tuspcsus registration and he admitted that the number
Of warrants in hands of the police was large proo
ably han 1000 men who registered from IHs,nS
houses will be arrested they appear AT inc poS nnu
try TO vote to-day: Unless the men try TO vote ,hey
probably c"n1 Ssn,. Tss police saye found
that from twenty to hundred mea have registered
% m, honse has tho fact that the nen have aot
known there by the names under which they have
hui the trouble is TO lind the named in warrants
The records of tho Health Department show that the
10000 large percentage Of the regular dodgers
sre entitled 10 vote ,.. -. n..n mot
ing an Investigation Of the Illegal :, Ssgi,tra;
s.sertsn.d that the dstre. managers have
had plenty money fer the purpose OF buying up illegal
tracts to deliver at So each At such csouizaton
places the arrangement Is to collect the nen
the polls like SO many cattle The detectives employed
hy the Reform Club have obtained evidence which may
land OF Od ging house keepers and practical
politicians in prison Superintendent Murray ssiu yes
erday that work OF the Reform Club had not oes In
any way connected with the police investigation
In tho LIST Assembly District the colonization
Of illegal voters has been In lsdglns hsuses
in Greenwich and Washington sts For the I'D Assembly
District the resorts In Park Row The lodging
houses In the Bowery expected TO furnish legai
voters lid and With Dstrics Nest OF the illegal
voting IL there is will be done beou tsurteenthst
The police captains called TO headquarters yes
terday receive na instructions from superb ntendent
regarding the duties OF the police today MT
Murray said that the OF election would be
Qured NIL two sets OF blanks for the election re-
tonight set TO be sent Ia Police Headquarters
and to be used at the police stations for the
benefit Of the press agents Tie captains were told 10
give possible facility 10 the agents IN the coccuoh
o the election news